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Salary Table 2026-ATL (GW)

Wildland Firefighters under Pay Plan GW

Including Special Base Rates at Grades GS-1 through GS-15 and

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 23.79%

For the Locality Pay Area of Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL

Total Increase: 1%

Effective January 2026

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 19.02 19.66 20.29 20.92 21.55 21.92 22.55 23.18 23.20 23.79
O 28.53 29.49 30.44 31.38 32.33 32.88 33.83 34.77 34.80 35.69
2 B 20.94 21.43 22.13 22.71 22.97 23.64 24.32 24.99 25.67 26.34
O 31.41 32.15 33.20 34.07 34.46 35.46 36.48 37.49 38.51 39.51
3 B 22.35 23.10 23.84 24.59 25.33 26.08 26.82 27.57 28.31 29.06
O 33.53 34.65 35.76 36.89 38.00 39.12 40.23 41.36 42.47 43.59
4 B 24.54 25.35 26.17 26.99 27.81 28.63 29.45 30.26 31.08 31.90
O 36.81 38.03 39.26 40.49 41.72 42.95 44.18 45.39 46.62 47.85
5 B 26.83 27.73 28.62 29.52 30.41 31.31 32.20 33.09 33.99 34.88
O 40.25 41.60 42.93 44.28 45.62 46.97 48.30 49.64 50.99 52.32
6 B 29.22 30.20 31.17 32.14 33.12 34.09 35.07 36.04 37.01 37.99
O 43.83 45.30 46.76 48.21 49.68 51.14 52.61 54.06 55.52 56.99
7 B 31.70 32.76 33.82 34.88 35.93 36.99 38.05 39.10 40.16 41.22
O 47.55 49.14 50.73 52.32 53.90 55.49 57.08 58.65 59.42 59.42
8 B 34.26 35.40 36.55 37.69 38.83 39.97 41.11 42.26 43.40 44.54
O 51.39 53.10 54.83 56.54 58.25 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42
9 B 36.90 38.13 39.37 40.60 41.83 43.06 44.29 45.52 46.75 47.98
O 55.35 57.20 59.06 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42
10 B 39.61 40.93 42.25 43.57 44.89 46.21 47.53 48.85 50.17 51.49
O 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42
11 B 42.38 43.79 45.21 46.62 48.03 49.45 50.86 52.27 53.68 55.10
O 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42
12 B 49.44 51.08 52.73 54.38 56.03 57.68 59.32 60.97 62.62 64.27
O 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 59.42 60.97 62.62 64.27
13 B 57.17 59.07 60.98 62.89 64.79 66.70 68.60 70.51 72.41 74.32
O 59.42 59.42 60.98 62.89 64.79 66.70 68.60 70.51 72.41 74.32
14 B 65.64 67.83 70.02 72.21 74.40 76.59 78.77 80.96 83.15 85.34
O 65.64 67.83 70.02 72.21 74.40 76.59 78.77 80.96 83.15 85.34
15 B 76.09 78.63 81.16 83.70 86.23 88.77 91.31 93.84 94.49 94.49
O 76.09 78.63 81.16 83.70 86.23 88.77 91.31 93.84 94.49 94.49

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Note: These hourly locality rates apply to employees who meet the definition of "wildland firefighter" in 5 U.S.C. 5332a and receive special base rates under that section. Also, the wildland firefighter special base rate for GS-10, step 1, is used in computing the applicable title 5 overtime hourly rate cap under 5 U.S.C. 5542 and 5 CFR 550.113 for all FLSA-exempt wildland firefighters.

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